Like the NFL’s Pro Bowl, there is always plenty of complaining about the event but the numbers are always relatively very good. I suspect that like the Pro Bowl, it may play pretty well as a family event on a day where there’s no other MLB competition.

After decade-plus lows for 2014’s rain-delayed event, the 2015 event with a new format saw the best viewership since 2008. Last year’s Home Run Derby had two members of the Chicago Cubs (this year’s event has none.)